I want to vote for RR's GI JOE Kettle but I want to see how the JB Weld holds up. A few more tests please.

The kettle has about 15 burns under its belt. Unlike thin metal soda cans, I have put a heavy bead of the JB-Weld around the entrance and exit holes. I have yet to have the JR-Weld fail me(knock on wood) . Oops suggest that it will not hold up when alcohol is stored in a stove constructed with it. The GI R2 Kettle only stores water. I will push the envelope and do a test using a wood burner today as Zelph has his doubts on that scenario. The aluminum is thick enough for thoe who have the ability and tools to weld the bottle in place. I have neither, so jB-Weld it is. Since Zelph said this might be my best stove ever, I guess I will homer on this one and vote for the GI R2 Kettle/ SGT. York Stove.

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